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Leif G.W. Persson

Leif Gustav Willy Persson (born 12 March 1945), is a Swedish criminologist and writer, best known for his detective stories and appearances in television and newspapers. In 1977, while working at the Swedish National Police Board, Persson was the whistleblower who worked with journalist Peter Bratt in the so-called Geijer Scandal when he confirmed a classified memo sent by then National Police Commissioner Carl Persson to Prime Minister Olof Palme about the alleged ties of the Minister of Justice, Lennart Geijer, to a prostitution ring in Stockholm. Following this affair he was fired from the National Police Board. The string of events almost drove Persson to suicide, but he soon returned as lecturer at Stockholm University. The prostitution ring affair inspired him to write his first novel, Grisfesten. He returned to the National Police Board as a professor in 1992. Persson was a professor in criminology at the Swedish National Police Board from 1992 to 2012. He is well known in Sweden for his crime fiction novels and for his regular appearances as an expert commentator on notable crime cases on television and in newspapers. In 1990, Persson together with Jan Guillou and Pär Lorentzon appeared in a SVT program Grabbarna på Fagerhult, indulging in hunting, fishing, and other traditionally male leisure activities. As the 1990s went on, Leif GW Persson emerged as one of Sweden's most acclaimed media personalities, and his popularity continued to grow through the 2000s. Often referred to simply as "GW", he frequently appears on television, radio, and in other media as a commentator on crime and criminology. Among other things, he is a noted expert on the unsolved 1986 assassination of Swedish prime minister Olof Palme, and has been harshly critical of police and prosecutors. He also holds forth on other issues, including politics, literature, and wine, etc, and is well known for his great interest in hunting. He takes an irreverent attitude to authorities, regularly dismissing officials as incompetent or lazy. Persson's disheveled appearance, biting wit, and characteristic manner of speech, replete with mumbling and grunting, has made him a cult figure often lovingly parodied in the media. His extraordinary media stardom has in recent years been the theme of several journalistic investigations; at one point, Swedish public radio asked "How much Leif GW Persson can Sweden handle?". Persson, who is overweight and has at times been very obese, has also struggled with his food intake. In the early 2000s, he was forced to abandon a habit of "food orgies" – regular bouts of extremely lavish, high-end gourmet dining and drinking – with his friend, the media mogul Jan Stenbeck, after his physician warned that his heart could not take another year of it. According to Persson, it was Stenbeck's refusal to cut back on the gourmandizing that led to his death in 2002. Born : 12th-Mar-1945

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Dubbelsvindlarna

Principal Bertilsson live a peaceful small-town life in Kalmar. No one knows that in his basement waits a million kronor. The result of a successful bank robbery.
Released : 1st-Jan-1982

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Inspector Späck

A dead body is found, and police detective Mårten Späck draws the conclusion that a serial suicide killer is at large. Späck with his colleagues Grünvald Karlsson and Irene Snusk suspect a gang who distributes pirated DVDs of 'bottom-of-the-barrel' Swedish movies.
Released : 4th-Jun-2010

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The Perfect Patient

A true and captivating story about the biggest legal scandal in Swedish history, the story about the reporter who questioned an entire legal system. Hannes Råstam was dedicated to proving the innocence of Thomas Quick and unmask the legal chaos which sentenced Quick to a life in psychiatric prison.
Released : 20th-Sep-2019

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Makten Och Sanningen

"The Power and the Truth" - depicts the Geijer-affair or the Brothel-affair in 1977 where journalist Peter Bratt was forced to publish an apology in the newspaper Dagens Nyheter even though it turned out that everything he had previously written in the case was true. The Swedish Minister of Justice Lennart Geijer was accused of using under age escort girls provided by the Madam Doris Hopp in Stockholm. Geijer denied the charges..
Released : 24th-Sep-2007

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Ebbe - The Movie: Mannen, Myten, Affären

A documentary dealing with the publisher Ebbe Carlsson's decision to start his own investigation on the murder of Swedish Prime Minister Olof Palme
Released : 27th-Feb-2009

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Sven Melander - Ta hand om er och glöm inte att skratta

In the spring of 2022, the comedian, actor and journalist Sven Melander passed away after a long illness. He then had a long career behind him in stage, film and television. With his unique combination of warmth, intelligence and mischievousness, he not only won the audience's love, but also made a clear mark in Swedish entertainment history. In this portrait, the story of Sven's career is told, but we also meet him on a more personal level when he talks about his alcoholism, outlook on life, childhood and where he got his sense of humour.
Released : 8th-Aug-2022

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Palmemördaren

On June 10, 2020, the 34-year-old Palme Inquiry was closed down because the investigators could not "get around" Skandiaman, Stig Engström. Here, the prosecutor's accusations and allegations about Stig Engström are examined.
Released : 11th-Jan-2021

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Leif GW: Fallet Tove

One October night in 2022, 21-year-old Tove disappears after an evening at the pub. She never comes home. Six months after she was found dead, two young women are sentenced to life imprisonment for murder. The case will shake Sweden and leave indelible wounds in Vetlanda. What actually happened? Leif GW Persson goes to the Småland small town to search for answers and follow the women in their tracks.
Released : 13th-Jun-2023

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Leif GW och vargen

In this documentary, GW will get to the bottom of all the conflicts surrounding the Swedish wolf. Since the reintroduction of the wolf in Sweden, there have been divided camps, on one side those who protect the wolf's existence and right to free movement and on the other side those who see the wolf as a pest that does more harm than good.
Released : 19th-Nov-2023

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Revolver-Harry - enligt Leif GW Persson

"He was larger than life itself". This is how Leif GW Persson begins the portrait of the man who has never ceased to fascinate him: Harry Söderman, also known as Revolver-Harry. During his lifetime known as the world's best detective, celebrated as a war hero, admired as an adventurer. Then a major player on the world stage, but now strangely forgotten. In the film about Revolver-Harry, Leif GW Persson tells us about a life so full of events at the center of history that it almost seems improbable.
Released : 3rd-Jan-2018

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Astrid

This a documentary in three parts by Astrid Lindgren. Whose stories and characters have traveled across all borders. The documentary shows previously unpublished material from diaries, correspondence and films.
Released : 25th-Dec-2014

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Sjöwall & Wahlöö - Berättelsen om ett brott

The whole story of how the books about Martin Beck came to be is told here. It's a love story. A young couple wanted to talk about the injustices in society. Thus was born the modern detective story. It has been over 50 years since the first book in the series came out and it would only be in the fall of the age that Sjöwall Wahlöö was celebrated as the creator of the entire modern detective genre.
Released : 4th-Jan-2016

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Bordellaffären

"The Brothel Event" - A shady story about teenage prostitution, concealing intimate sexual matters and political power explodes in Sweden 1977.
Released : 1st-Apr-2007

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Helénmannen: Ulf Olsson

For 15 years, one of Sweden's most notorious and cruel crimes was unsolved. The bestial murders of 10-year old Helén Nilsson and Jannica Ekblad (26). In 2004 a suspect, Ulf Olsson, was found after a DNA test.
Released : 20th-Jan-2005

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Thomas Quick

Previously believed to have been a serial killer, having confessed to more than 30 murders while incarcerated in a mental institution for personality disorders. Convicted of eight of these murders. TV3 aired a documentary that exposed serious flaws with the Quick investigation.
Released : 18th-Jul-2002

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Leif GW - nyhetsspecial om Madsen

Leif GW Persson takes a closer look at the case of the murder suspect Peder Madsen, which is one of the most high-profile criminal cases in the Nordics. He analyzes evidence, motives and the psychology surrounding Madsen's actions. The presenter is also Soraya Lavasani.
Released : 24th-Apr-2018

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Leif GW om: Blattarna som byggde Sverige

Leif GW om: Blattarna som byggde Sverige is about the labor immigration initiated by the state after the end of the Second World War and the people who sought Sweden for a better life. In the program, among other things, around thirty famous Swedes talk about their experiences
Released : 2nd-Mar-2020

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På jakt med Lotta och Leif

Leif G.W. Persson is a seasoned hunter, while Lotta Lundgren has never held a weapon before. He wants to teach her to be a good hunter and she wants to understand what the hunt, the weapon and the hunting culture say about our time. The program is about, among other things, learning to shoot, skin, cut, store and cook game. It also covers hunting dogs, weapon handling and equipment. In between there will be meal breaks.
Released : 23rd-Apr-2014

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Thomas Quick: Seriemördare eller mytoman?

During the 1990s, Thomas Quick confessed to one unsolved murder after another, becoming, in the words of the father of one of his alleged victims, "a ghost who ran through Scandinavia killing more than 30 people".
Released : 1st-Oct-1995

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GW berättar - Göring i Sverige

Hermann Göring has gone down in history as one of the world's absolute worst war criminals. Less well known is his marriage to the Swedish noblewoman Carin von Kantzow and his close relationship with her relatives. Leif GW Persson tells the story of a Swedish family that sits on the front row when German Nazism grows in the 1920s, when it takes over Germany in the 1930s and drives the world to disaster in the 1940s.
Released : 3rd-Jan-2019

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Mordet på Olof Palme

After 34 years, the police may now have answers to who murdered Olof Palme. Here, preliminary investigation leader Krister Petersson talks about the police's latest announcement. Leif GW Persson and Hasse Aro are on hand to comment on developments in Sweden's biggest murder mystery.
Released : 10th-Jun-2020

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TV Credits

Renées brygga

Himself - TV presenter invites Swedish celebrities and interesting personalities to her summer island in the Stockholm Archipelago for an evening filled with food, drink, laughs and emotion. She interviews her guests about their career, life and dreams, trying to learn new things about them.
Released : 18th-Feb-2015

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Silbersky

Kriminolog -
Released : 19th-Feb-2019

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Skavlan

Self - Guest - Skavlan is a Norwegian-Swedish television talk show hosted by Norwegian journalist Fredrik Skavlan. It premiered in Sweden on Sveriges Television in January 2009, and the first guests to appear on the show were former Prime Minister of Sweden Göran Persson and his wife Anitra Steen. On 8 May 2009, it was announced that Skavlan had been renewed for a second season. It was also announced that the show would no longer only be produced by SVT in Sweden; Skavlan would now be partly produced in Norway by the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation. The first twelve episodes of Skavlan's second season were produced by SVT in Sweden, and the remaining twelve by NRK in Norway. Skavlan speaks Norwegian and his dialog is therefore subtitled in Swedish in Sweden, even though the two languages are quite similar and mutually intelligible. If the persons being interviewed by Skavlan are Swedish, he often tells them to let him know if they do not understand what he is saying. Swedish novelist Jan Guillou has criticized SVT for subtitling the program, stating "there is no need for that. If the host had been Danish, subtitling would have been necessary, but with a Norwegian host it does not make any sense."
Released : 16th-Jan-2009

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Leif GW Persson - Min klassresa

Self - Documentary about Leif GW Persson, told by Jens Lind. The story spans over seven decades, from Leifs birth at the end of world war II in march 1945, until now when the working class kid has become one of Swedens most appreciated writers and tv-personalities.
Released : 29th-Dec-2015

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Veckans brott

- "Crime of the Week" - is a crime show featuring criminal expert Leif G.W. Persson. The show discusses and tells stories about both cold cases and current crimes.
Released : 19th-Oct-2010

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Hellenius Hörna

Self - Guest -
Released : 7th-Oct-2010

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Astrid

Self -
Released : 25th-Dec-2014

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Profitörerna

Police investigator - Two crime detectives are handled a tricky case to investigate. A prostitute has been brutally murdered in her studio. The landlord runs a brothel.
Released : 22nd-Nov-1983

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En smak på livet

Self -
Released : 29th-Aug-2021

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Veckans brott

Himself - "Crime of the Week" - is a crime show featuring criminal expert Leif G.W. Persson. The show discusses and tells stories about both cold cases and current crimes.
Released : 19th-Oct-2010

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Vänligen: Lars Lerin

Self - Lars Lerin is one of Sweden most beloved artists. Now he seeks new friends and meet creative people he honestly wants to get to know.
Released : 13th-Jan-2016

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På jakt med Lotta och Leif

Himself -
Released : 29th-Sep-2014

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Jorden runt på 6 steg

- Filip & Fredrik throw themselves out on a journey across the earth to test the theory that no two people on earth is longer than six people apart. Without using their own contacts, the guys manage to reach a famous person in six steps. Without using their own contacts shall see whether it is possible to get from a stranger in a distant country to a famous person on the six stages - Gordon Ramsay, Buzz Aldrin and Leif GW Persson. The journeys take them to unexpected places, people and meetings that no one would have imagined, least of all themselves. There will be three improbable journeys that take Filip & Fredrik six continents, 32 different locations and a total of three times around the earth.
Released : 16th-Sep-2015

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Kulturplatz

Self -
Released : 1st-Sep-2004

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Boston Tea Party

- Boston Tea Party is a Swedish infotainment television program is broadcast on Kanal 5 hosted by Fredrik Wikingsson and Filip Hammar.
Released : 24th-Sep-2007

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Veckan med Camilla och Leif GW

Self - Camilla Kvartoft and Leif GW Persson take on the hottest questions and the forgotten cases, with sharp analyses, initiated conversations and exclusive guests.
Released : 14th-Aug-2024

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Den överlägsne journalisten

Self - With the IB revelation in the 70s, Jan Guillou made the Swedish scoop of the century, was imprisoned for his words and wrote himself into Swedish press history. The program follows his trajectory from scandalous articles in men's magazines to his heyday as an investigative journalist, program host and strong voice in the social debate. Journalist Jan Guillou is portrayed by Kristina Hedberg. Participants also do i.a. former partner Marina Stagh, half-sister Pia Hansén, colleagues Staffan Heimerson, Britt-Marie Mattsson, Peter Bratt and Leif GW Persson.
Released : 14th-Feb-2021

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Leif GW om

Self - A sequel miniserie to "Leif GW om: Blattarna som byggde Sverige". In three episodes touches down on a number of historical events or modern events that's shaped Sweden, such as the Swedish nuclear arms-project, the chrisis in the Svenska akademien (the Swedish academy) and the Geijer-affair.
Released : 23rd-Mar-2020

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Helikopterrånet

Self - Documentary series about the robbery of the G4S safe deposit box in Västberga on September 23, 2009. How exactly it happened, who was behind it and who actually carried it out are questions that still do not have a satisfactory answer to this day. Here is a detailed review of the entire case, with voices from investigators, victims, witnesses and the media.
Released : 8th-Oct-2017

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Kvällspressen

Kriminologen - The story of the fictional evening newspaper Kvällspressen and the journalists who works at its editorial office in Stockholm.
Released : 30th-Mar-1992

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Ulf Lundell - friheten och ensamheten

Self - No one compares to Ulf Lundell when it comes to productivity and versatility. For almost half a century, he has been relevant both as an artist, songwriter and as a writer.
Released : 30th-Dec-2020

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Grabbarna på Fagerhult

Self - The Boys at Fagerhult was a TV program on Sveriges Television that aired in 1990–1991. In the four-episode series, Jan Guillou, Leif GW Persson and Pär Lorentzon engaged in hunting, fishing and other classically "male activities". The series can be described as a social program in a hunting environment, at a red cabin.
Released : 7th-Oct-1990

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Kungens innersta Krets

Self - Life as a king is not only glamour, but also bordered by duty and a life in public space. Hear about the man behind the title, told by those closest to him - his sister, his friends and his wife.
Released : 29th-Aug-2023

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Sommarmord

Self - Leif GW Persson embarks on a journey through time and space to take a closer look at some Swedish murders.
Released : 6th-Jul-2011

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Leif GW Persson om Mordutredningen

Self - Leif GW Persson and Camilla Kvartoft from Veckans crime discuss the British series Mordutredningen, where a real murder case is investigated.
Released : 18th-Oct-2016

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